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[blackhole99]

If there is no wind even if you line dry ,the clothes will come off the line with some wrinkles. I remember my Mom ironing every thing from my Dads boxer shorts to sheets.

[Kachina624]

Factories in the US used to put a perma-press  finish on new clothing after the garment was finished as part of the manufacturing process.   When clothing manufacturing went overseas that went away and people seldom noticed it was gone apparently since we never heard much about it. 

I was a committed home sewer in those days (70s).  I bought a product in a bottle at the grocery store which I think was called "Wrinkles Away"  with which you could put the perma-press finish on homemade garments.  

It was quite a process which involved soaking the garment in the liquid,  drying it,  then carefully ironing out every wrinkle,  then "setting"  it with heat from the dryer...... Or something like this.   It worked great and I never had to iron even 100% cotton items again.   That product disappeared and was never seen again,  so the technology exists but it's not being used. 

Does anyone else remember this product? 

[CelticCrafter]

Put them in the dryer on a NO HEAT cycle for about 5 minutes.  It doesn't dry them but will take the wrinkles out and then you can hang them to dry.

[SilleeMee]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Factories in the US used to put a perma-press  finish on new clothing after the garment was finished as part of the manufacturing process.   When clothing manufacturing went overseas that went away and people seldom noticed it was gone apparently since we never heard much about it. 

I was a committed home sewer in those days (70s).  I bought a product in a bottle at the grocery store which I think was called "Wrinkles Away"  with which you could put the perma-press finish on homemade garments.  

It was quite a process which involved soaking the garment in the liquid,  drying it,  then carefully ironing out every wrinkle,  then "setting"  it with heat from the dryer...... Or something like this.   It worked great and I never had to iron even 100% cotton items again.   That product disappeared and was never seen again,  so the technology exists but it's not being used. 

Does anyone else remember this product? 

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I remember this stuff. My mom and I were seamstresses. My mom would use this stuff on my dad's uniforms and it kept them looking like they were freshly pressed all the time. This treatment stuff was discontinued because it was toxic.  I believe the reason why we don't see "permanent press" fabrics is because the process involves formaldehyde. 

[Kachina624]

@SilleeMee  I'm so glad someone besides me remembers this stuff.   I wondered if maybe toxicity was the problem,  but we've lived to tell about it.  Too bad they can't come up with something without the formaldehyde.   Except for killing you,  it was a great product.